Sour Cream Apple Pie

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  • Prep Time

    45 mins

  • Cook Time

    2 hrs 30 mins

  • Total Time

    3 hrs 15 mins

  • Servings

    10 to 12 servings

  • Calories

    563 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Sour Cream Apple Pie

This sour cream apple pie is filled with layers of thinly sliced apples and a sour cream filling and then the whole shebang is smothered with a buttery streusel topping. What's not to love?!

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Ingredients

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For the pie crust

  • 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour plus more for the work surface
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tick butter cold, cut into 1/2 -inch (12-mm) chunks, unsalted
  • water ice

For the streusel topping

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 2/3 cup walnuts chopped, or pecans
  • 1 tick butter melted, unsalted
  • 1/2 cup dark brown sugar firmly packed
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

For the sour cream apple pie filling

  • 1 1/3 cups sour cream
  • 2/3 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large egg
  • 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • lemon preferably organic, zest; grated; 1/2
  • 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg grated
  • 5 large apple peeled, cored, and thinly sliced, Granny Smith variety

Instructions

Mix together the pie crust

  1. In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, sugar, ginger, and salt.
  2. Dump the butter in the bowl and, using a pastry blender or 2 knives, cut in the butter until the mixture resembles coarse meal. (Sure, you could instead blitz the ingredients in a food processor until crumbly. But why bother having to clean the blade for so little dough?)
  3. Add 3 tablespoons ice water, toss the mixture with a fork until the water is incorporated, and continue mixing until the dough clumps. If the dough seems dry, continue adding water, 1 teaspoon at a time, until it comes together. Flatten the dough into a disc, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
  4. Position a rack in the lowest part of the oven, slide a baking stone or a heavy baking sheet on top, and crank the temperature to 425°F (218°C). Let the oven heat for at least 30 minutes. You want that stone to be hot.

Make the streusel topping

  1. In a small bowl stir together the flour, nuts, butter, sugar, cinnamon, and salt until well combined. Cover and stash it in the fridge until you’re done rolling out the crust.

Roll out the crust

  1. When the dough is fully chilled, roll it out to 1/8 inch (3 mm) thickness on a lightly floured surface. Draping the dough on the rolling pin, gently ease it into a deep-dish 9-inch (23-cm) pie plate, and then go wild crimping the edge. Back into the fridge it goes for at least 30 minutes.☞ TESTER TIP: Using a heatproof glass pie plate lets you check the bottom of the pie crust for doneness without having to cut into the pie.

Make the sour cream-apple pie filling

  1. While the crust is chilling, in a medium bowl, whisk the sour cream, sugar, eggs, flour, vanilla, zest, cinnamon, salt, and nutmeg until smooth.

Assemble and bake the apple pie

  1. Carefully layer the apples in the pie plate, as you would a gratin, gently flattening them as you go. Slowly pour the sour-cream mixture over the apples. (Yes, it’s a lot of filling. Use it all.)
  2. Bake the pie directly on the baking stone or baking sheet, without the streusel topping, for 20 minutes.
  3. Remove the pie from the oven and carefully crumble the streusel on top. Slide the pie back onto the baking stone, lower the temperature to 375°F (190°C), and bake until the streusel is deeply golden brown and the middle looks dry, 40 to 60 minutes more. If the topping begins browning too much, loosely cover the pie with foil.☞ TESTER TIP: If the bottom of the pie looks a little underdone at the end of baking, set the plate directly on the hot oven floor for a few minutes to finish. (Yes, I do mean the floor of the oven.)
  4. Transfer the pie to a wire rack to cool completely. (Completely! This baby will fall apart when warm.) Slice and serve only once it’s reached room temperature. Ideally, let it rest overnight.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1slice Calories 563kcal (28%) Carbohydrates 68g (23%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 31g (48%) Saturated Fat 16g (80%) Monounsaturated Fat 7g (35%) Trans Fat 1g (50%) Cholesterol 104mg (35%) Sodium 322mg (13%) Fiber 4g (16%) Sugar 39g (78%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10to 12 servings

Amount Per Serving

Calories 563 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1slice
Calories 563kcal 28%
Carbohydrates 68g 23%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 31g 48%
Saturated Fat 16g 80%
Monounsaturated Fat 7g 35%
Trans Fat 1g 50%
Cholesterol 104mg 35%
Sodium 322mg 13%
Fiber 4g 16%
Sugar 39g 78%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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